See also: -ñei'jüdü

Ye'kwana edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Apparently from -nei (agentive suffix) +‎ -'jüdü (past nominalizer); but note that while -nei can only attach to transitive verbs, -nei'jüdü attaches to intransitive verbs.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-nei'jüdü

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. Forms a noun indicating completed action (from which one has subsequently moved or come) from an intransitive verb.

References edit

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-nei'jüdü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 143